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What Have You Gained by Losing?

Why is it that I always tended to focus on all the things I was giving up when I tried to diet? I would complain to anyone who would listen about the fact that my current diet didn’t allow me to eat chocolate or chips. I would show them my little notebook full of forbidden [...]

When It Gets Hard

It’s is a hard journey isn’t it? Not all the time of course. I haven’t met a single person who has said that their journey to lose weight and get more healthy has always been easy. Of course there are varying degrees of ease with which people lose weight, but overall, the journey isn’t always [...]

Today Would You Please Thank A Friend?

I’ve talked before about friends who aren’t supportive of weight loss efforts, and how relationships can change for the worst after one person in the relationship makes a change in their appearance and lifestyle.
I realized that although that can be reality, there is another type of friend that I wanted to applaud, and that’s the [...]

Not So Jolly

I don’t know who said that fat people should be jolly but I’d like to have a little chat with them.
I wasn’t a jolly fat person. Not by any stretch of the imagination. I wasn’t happy go-lucky laughing my way through the embarrassing situations that often accompany morbid obesity. No, getting stuck in restaurant booths [...]

When The Fun Fades

Let’s face it – in the beginning a weight loss journey can be a little bit fun. You get to make a plan, buy some new food, get rid of some old food, and at least think about what kind of exercise program you might like. It’s a little exciting.
I should know because I started [...]

Healing the Past

Someone once asked me if weight loss was mainly a physical issue or an emotional issue. This is how I answered her question. I said:
In the ideal world, weight loss is mainly about taking in less calories than you burn. However, I’ve haven’t met too many people who don’t have a lot of emotional feelings [...]

Are You Afraid to Succeed?

For better or worse, fear is a part of our emotional make-up. If someone tells you they are never afraid they may be stretching the truth.
I’ll raise my hand right now and admit to being a worrier by nature. I work hard not to worry about things I can’t control, but it does take work. [...]

Giving Up or Gaining?

The other day Vickie asked:
Do you feel that all you have done is give up things? I have read many a blogger that feels like ‘thing’ (food) after thing has been taken away from them in their weight loss process. I personally feel as if I am moving toward things (healthy food) rather than away [...]

The Importance of Taking Time Out For You

If you are anything like I am – you are busy. Sometimes I can’t believe how much I have to do on a daily and weekly basis. Running the children places, schooling, cleaning, exercising, negotiating arguments between little boys, keeping up with friends, checking in on family members, etc. It makes me tired just thinking [...]

Do You See Yourself As Others Do?

The other day I was thinking about my weight loss experience. I remember how it felt to buy smaller sized pants. I remember how great it was to sit in a chair without feeling like I was hanging over the sides. And I remember having a very hard time perceiving myself as others saw me.

I [...]

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